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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1985

Page

7

Club Scrapbook captures a busy chain of local club meetings

A roundup of February gatherings includes Ninety-Nines at Ingrid Zeeck home where Carole Sue Wheeler presented the charter, and Early Bird Toastmasters at Sands Restaurant with awards for Sheppard Rupe and Moyaert. Beta Epsilon Conclave, Women's Hospital Auxiliary, Alpha Psi Delta, Odessa Retired Teachers, American Legion Auxiliary, Odessa Study Club, Pioneer Study Club, Beta Sigma Phi, Contemporary Study Club, and other groups met for programs, elections, and social events.

Ingrid Zeeck Carole Sue Wheeler Ninety-Nines Bird Sands Restaurant Jerry Rupe Vicki Sullivan Bob Conway Robert Lewis Teresa Sheppard Ruth Johnson Sandy Smith Sheppard Rupe Rusty Moyaert Beta Epsilon Kappa Kappalota Barbara Dowell Don Childress Odessa Youth Shelter Nelva Hayne Presid Women’s Hospital Auxiliary Medical Center Hospital Sam Glenney KMID Alpha Psi Delta Chapter Beta Sigma Jo Barrandey Creshia Chapman Elvira Aly Odessa Retired Teachers Association Senior Citizen Center Swinging Rhymettes Reed W. McFarland Charles Walker Jane Sheffield Earl S. Baily American Legion Hall Odessa High School Darrell Moore Louise Smith Trish Cooper Cooper Capt Leroy Brown American Legion Auxiliary Capt. Brown Ray Laird Dan Kalenak Marta Evaro Tom Pool Bob Conwat Vickie Sullivan Sullivan Odessa Study Club Hence Thelma Barrow Mary Rhoads Gayle Harrison Beta Sigma Phi Julia Galindo Nancy Wilks Wilks Stacy Hanzl Contemporary Study Club Terry Yoder Lucius Bunton Mexico Central America Alpha Mu Kappa Chapter Pam Richardson Clare M. Kroh Renee Hennessey Debbie Harris

Palooka Out After 54 Years as Readers Seek Quick Gags

Greenwich Conn AP report notes Palooka the comic strip was carried by 900 papers at peak, 180 papers by last November, ending a 54 year run. Syndicator says modern readers dislike continuity storylines and prefer rapid gags over character development.

Greenwich, Conn Joe Palooka Palooka

Finders of Stray Property in Illinois Dear Abby

The column discusses a reader who found a diamond ring in a Chicago hotel bathroom and turned it to management. With no claimant, the hotel plans to keep or turn the ring over to police after a year. Illinois estray statute governs finder duties and the correct legal approach hinges on whether the item is lost mislaid or abandoned.

Abby Chicago American Bar Association Illinois

Illinois case on finding cash and estray law

The Illinois Appellate Court in Paset vs Bank held that an estray statute aims to return property to the true owner and reward the finder if unclaimed. Paset found 6325 dollars in a bank exam area and after a year was awarded the cash by the court. The article urges consulting a local lawyer for state specifics.

Appellate Court of Illinois Paset Vs. Bank Paset Chicago H. Eugene Heine American Bar Association Heine

Who Wrote the Do It Yourself Manual

A humorous piece on instruction manuals and the gendered origins of directions. It argues men, often interviewed by stern personnel directors, write manuals in compass terms while women prefer practical steps like blocks and traffic lights.

Inside the Witless Manual of Home Skills

A humorous riff on vague instructions and overconfident advice. The speaker mocks a man who gives confusing explanations about panels, screws, switches, and devices. The piece ends noting men never write birth manuals, implying practical knowledge beats theory.

Capable kids cope with stress says author

A child psychiatrist and author argues that some youngsters cope better with modern pressures. Capable kids are self confident, reflective, and helpful during crises, while many children feel isolated at home due to critical or insecure parents. Divorce is especially hard, with a six month to year and a half adjustment period.

Antoinette Saunders Holt, Rinehart & Winston Saunders Harold Koplewicz New York State Psychiatric Institute Manhattan Koplewicz

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